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| 5 | David John Place [umplac | 12 | Re: Oil pressure sender? |
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| 7 | wilsonhb@ctrvax.Vanderbi | 16 | April '95 Four Wheeler Magazine |
| 8 | Solihul@aol.com | 13 | floormats for my 88 |
Subject: Now kids, don't try this at home. Professional drivers on closed courses.
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 95 09:13:53 -0500
From: William Caloccia <caloccia@sw.stratus.com>
Morgan Asks:
(4) Does the ... off-road school teach how to do a reverse 180 sliding
turn in a 109?
No, but I know who does, much harder on pavement ('less it is wet).
The maneuver is called a J-turn (with a brilliant sample in most any of the
'Smokey & the Bandit' films).
It depends on the physics of the steering geometry, (and you motorcyclists and
chopper fans should be intimate with the concepts), but basically, they're at
'rest' while going forward, and they aren't while in reverse. Thus, they want
to be at rest...
So at some rather large amount of speed reverse, you give the wheel a tug
and be ready to change gears from reverse to forward (that's the part where you
can really screw up, presuming you're doing this on a surface that isn't
otherwise dangerous or has obstructions). As the steering wheels are at the
rear, the front of the car swings about and then you've got to stop it and
start going forward again.
There is a little known driving school (BSR) just outside metropolitain
Washington, (nudge, nudge) where they teach a variety of evasive manouvers and
other little known defensive driver tatics (eg. checking for bombs [remember
that Bronson movie], spotting bad guys, running roadblocks). Occasionally they
have civilians subscribe. Costs, are of course, similar to other driving
schools, security clearences are a plus, but not required. (See _Forbes_FYI_
from about 18 months ago.)
I learned J-turns and how to lose control properly at skid school in NH, but it
isn't a topic he usually teaches to the public.
Cheers,
--bill caloccia@Team.Net caloccia@Stratus.Com
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]From: Russell Burns <burns@cisco.com> Subject: Re: Overdrives.... You want one ???? Date: Tue, 7 Mar 95 7:25:29 PST I have heard that you can put a overdrive in a D-90. is there any truth to this.. Russ Burns 94 d-90 91 R-rover > All, > I have struck a deal with Merseyside Land Rover in Liverpool England for new [ truncated by lro-digester (was 18 lines)] > Let me know ASAP, I need to know how many by friday. So bend the wife's arm. > We should be looking in the $550-$600 price range. > Mark ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 01:14:18 +0200 (METDST) From: S|ren Vels Christensen <velssvch@inet.uni-c.dk> Subject: Re: Overdrives.... You want one ???? On Tue, 7 Mar 1995, Russell Burns wrote: > I have heard that you can put a overdrive in a D-90. > is there any truth to this.. [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] > 94 d-90 > 91 R-rover Defenders has a centre diff and permanent 4x4. So the front axle is always "on". There's no point in fitting an OD. You might even trash the centre diff. sv/aurens ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 01:28:51 +0200 (METDST) From: S|ren Vels Christensen <velssvch@inet.uni-c.dk> Subject: Re: Overdrives.... [CORRECTION] I just posted a message "explaining" about OD's. My eyes read overdrive and my brain (what brain?) said freewheeling hubs. Stupid stupid stupid Well it's way past midnight here. Perhaps i should go and take a nap. Sorry, - i'll go and bang my head against the wall. sv/aurens ------------------------------[ <- Message 5 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 18:28:31 -0600 (CST) From: David John Place <umplace@cc.UManitoba.CA> Subject: Re: Oil pressure sender? In Canada Weather-tite makes a brass adapter and you should be able to get one at any UAP/NAPA store. I used this with a tube sender. A tip-put the nylon line inside a piece of rubber hose because the line comes off the front of the sender and it then has to curve back toward the fire wall. The bend with warm oil will pinch off and won't read. The rubber hose keeps the radius wide and keeps the tube open and also protected. Mine works great this way. Dave VE4PN ------------------------------[ <- Message 6 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 95 16:25:51 PST From: mtalbot@InterServ.Com (Mark Talbot) Subject: Re: Overdrives..... The facts All, (Those interested in the overdrives) here is the scoop...... I wanted an overdrive for beryl, I called Merseyside and asked for a price. I happen to mention the NET and the they told me get 10 we can do a deal. TYPE : Fairey overdrives. O/D Cost : 410 UK Pounds Shipping cost : 29 pounds !!!!!!!! thats a saving of over 50 pounds or $75 ! That is where the savings come in. Shipping is normally 80 pounds The only way to handle this will be the 10 of us fax in the order and mention we are all together, then you can quote your own Credit Card etc. I will call them and ask if we can ship to individual addresses or that they have to come to me. We may get away with two packages, one for east coast, one for west. Watch this space. Any one want to ship 4 overdirves around ?????????????? I HAVE 8 CONFIRMED, NEED TWO MORE. WATCH THIS SPACE. BTW. They (merseyside)are asking if there is anything else we could "Deal" on. Your suggesstions are welcome. Remember that we have to buy in bulk and would have to order 10 or more items to get a good deal. Mark ------------------------------[ <- Message 7 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 21:06:27 -0600 (CST) From: wilsonhb@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu (Henry B. Wilson) Subject: April '95 Four Wheeler Magazine Don't remember anyone mentioning this yet... Check out the Readers' Rigs section on page 14 of the 4/95 edition of "Four Wheeler" magazine--there's a pic of John Brabyn's '89 RR in front of what looks like a mine. Very nice picture (the only one with attention to the composition of the photo), and it's good to see Rovers represented among the chrome differential set. Congrats! They also have some nice things to say about the new RR in the same issue. Henry B. Wilson, wilsonhb@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu or henben@aol.com '59 Austin Healey 100-6 '94 LR Discovery 5-speed ------------------------------[ <- Message 8 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Solihul@aol.com Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 22:29:50 -0500 Subject: floormats for my 88 I cut new mats for my 88 from truck mud flaps which I found on the road. I guess I risked my life for them but the price was right and, well, I guess I *am* that cheap. traffic wasn't *that* heavy. Just layed the old ones over and used them for a template, cut down on road noise, too. Thought I was losing power til I noticed I needed to punch a hole for the stop bolt under the gas pedal. Maybe for Christmas I'll get one of those nice one piece jobs from RN. ------------------------------[ <- Message 9 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 950308 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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